Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1929 UK 1ST
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Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1929 UK 1ST The dustjacket cover has been pasted onto the inside front page - see photos There is a 12 page catalogue in the last pages of the books featuring New Book Releases for Spring 1929 The book is undated, but can be concluded it is the 1929 publication, with the matching dustjacket. Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel is the second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League. Written in 1929 the stories, which are listed below, are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series and Orczy frequently reuses plot lines and ideas from the longer Pimpernel novels. Contents 1 Contents 1.1 "Fie, Sir Percy!" 1.2 The Principal Witness 1.3 The Stranger from Paris 1.4 "Fly-By-Night" 1.5 The Lure of the Old Chateau 1.6 In the Tiger's Den 1.7 The Little Doctor 1.8 The Chief's Way
- Publisher: Hutchinson
- Year: 1929
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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